Mongabay1h
Farmworkers’ health matters: South Africa looks to alternatives for chemical pesticides
Insects like fall armyworm or mealybugs can decimate food and commercial crops; like their counterparts elsewhere in the world, South Africa’s small and large farmers alike use synthetic chemical…
Global Voices1h
Students air their frustrations anonymously online as emigration tempts many young people in North Macedonia
‘Students don’t have to be members of a political party to create change,’ says founder of online media platform
NPR1h
Trump endorses embattled Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for reelection
Trump said in a post on social media that Netanyahu "has been a Great Warrior Prime Minister, and an even greater Partner for Peace in combatting the Islamic Republic of Iran."
NPR12h
Ukraine and the U.S. are at odds over Starshield. Here's what to know
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he believes the U.S. government is behind his military's loss of normal access to the key satellite communications service used by the Ukrainian…
TorrentFreak20h
Chinese Court Jails Aiyifan Operator, U.S. Judge Won’t Transfer Pirate Site’s Domains
Last month, Chinese streaming giant Tencent won the first round of its legal battle against the pirate site Olevod, when a Florida judge ruled that the case can proceed in the United States.
Global Voices22h
Activists push for Pakistan to recognise and support people with albinism
Pakistan keeps no data on people with albinism, leaving needs unmet in schools, healthcare, and jobs.
Truthout1d
Washington State Invests My Pension in Genocide. I’m Demanding Divestment.
Last month, I joined more than 45 bus drivers, teachers, and government workers to testify before the Washington State Investment Board, demanding responsible investment of our pension funds. I…
Truthout1d
Immigrants From Ukraine and Sudan Could Soon Lose Their Protected Status
More than 100,000 Ukrainians and roughly 2,000 Sudanese immigrants are bracing for the possibility they’ll lose their humanitarian protections by Monday. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin…
NPR1d
Zelenskyy urges support for new US sanctions on Russia after Trump puts them on hold
Zelenskyy described the move as unfortunate, adding it would encourage Russia to continue its assault. Trump told Congress that the pause was in the national interest but gave no further details.
UN News1d
COP17: The world has a plan to save nature. Is it working?
The UN Secretary-General has called for an end to the “war on nature”. On Monday, governments gathering in Yerevan, Armenia, will have to confront a more practical question: are they doing enough to…
UN News1d
Flour sacks turned flood barriers: Gaza faces another winter without safe shelter
Like many people in the war-ravaged Gaza Strip, Ahmed Al-Omari is preparing for another winter of bitter cold and rain that threatens to cause flooding as families struggle to survive in tattered…
NPR1d
Decades after apartheid, South Africans seek justice for crimes of the past
More than three decades after the end of apartheid, families of victims of some of the worst crimes of South Africa's pastare still fighting for justice. As survivors and perpetrators grow older, a…
Global Voices1d
At the UN, plans for a global coalition to attack LGBTQ+ and reproductive rights
Far-right activists are trying to dismantle global protections for LGBTQ+ people under the guise of ‘family values’
Truthout2d
Trump Admin Just Effectively Killed a Popular Renewable Energy Program
Earlier this month, after a series of stops and starts, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced changes to a long-running program that is supposed to help farmers and rural small businesses…
Truthout2d
Washington Post Journalist Hospitalized After Israeli Settler Attack
Israeli settlers conducting an assault on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank amid their autumn olive harvest also attacked a U.S. journalist on Friday, sending her to the hospital as she and…
Next City2d
US Communities Are Organizing To End Complicity With Genocide in Their Backyards
Garden Grove residents mobilize to demand accountability from GKN Aerospace on July 28. (Palestinian Youth Movement – LA, OC, IE)
Reason Magazine2d
Bitcoin Is a Threat to Government-Controlled Money
Today's guest is Brazilian economist Fernando Ulrich, one of Latin America's leading experts on Bitcoin and a longtime advocate of free market economics. His 2014 book, Bitcoin: The New International…
Global Voices2d
How an extremist network articulated a hoax linking Brazil’s President Lula to child abuse on X
Monitoring of 1,819 posts showed far-right users tried to manipulate Grok, X’s AI tool
Democracy Now!2d
"Against Tech Oligarchy": Inside the Worker Resistance in the World's Most Powerful Industry
Longtime tech worker organizers Clarissa Redwine and JS Tan’s new book, Against Tech Oligarchy: Worker Resistance in the World’s Most Powerful Industry, draws on the authors’…
The Conversation2d
Starlink slowdown underscores Ukraine’s reliance on the US in the battle for the skies
If Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy needed a reminder that Ukraine’s war with Russia may well be decided in the skies by the nation with the most advanced weaponry, then it was delivered this…
Democracy Now!2d
"Abolish & Replace ICE": Rep. Analilia Mejía Blasts ICE for Secretly Using NJ Warehouse
Earlier this week, ICE confirmed it had secretly used a federal government warehouse in Roxbury, New Jersey, to stage and to process detentions in September, despite an order from a judge barring the…
UN News2d
Ukraine: Civilian casualty rates among ‘deadliest’ in years, as energy attacks intensify
Civilian casualties in Ukraine remain at record levels, with intensified Russian attacks in September continuing a pattern of harm in 2026 far exceeding previous years, UN human rights monitors…
UN News2d
WHO scales up Ebola readiness in 22 countries across three continents
The World Health Organization (WHO) is strengthening Ebola preparedness amid conflict and displacement affecting millions of lives in a region that spans parts of Africa, Asia and Europe.
UN News2d
Security Council LIVE: Sudan’s war spreads as drones and hunger take a deadly toll
As drone strikes kill civilians from El Obeid to Blue Nile and famine risk spreads across Darfur and Kordofan, the Security Council meets on Sudan – the world’s largest hunger and displacement…
UN News2d
Gaza: 340 children killed despite ceasefire agreement - UNICEF
A little over one year since a ceasefire agreement was announced between Hamas fighters and Israel, more than 340 children have been reported killed and hundreds more injured, the UN Children’s Fund…
Democracy Now!2d
Headlines for October 16, 2026
Teenage Shooter Kills Three Children and Teacher in Bend, OregonNeo-Nazi Teen Allegedly Attempted Mass Shooting at Illinois Hindu Temple, But Rifle JammedTrump Cancels Hegseth's Plans to Live-Stream…
Global Voices3d
Hong Kong police launch AI-powered national security platform for school pupils
‘May the seeds of national security take root and sprout in the hearts of the pupils…’
The Real News Network3d
Trump’s war on philanthropy is a war on civil society. This donor network is fighting back.
The Trump administration continues to weaponize the federal government to attack President Trump’s critics and enact his authoritarian agenda, which includes waging war against the world of…
The Center Square3d
Trump, Netanyahu hold off on Iran strikes as elections loom in U.S., Israel
(The Center Square) — As President Donald Trump continues to weigh options regarding the next moves with Iran, elections in the U.S. and Israel loom large.
The Real News Network3d
Whistleblower exposes Meta, Bolsonaro, and Cerimedo election meddling partnership
This story originally appeared in Panamerican Dispatch on Oct. 14, 2026, and is shared here with permission.
Waging Nonviolence3d
How Vermont shut down ICE
This article How Vermont shut down ICE was originally published by Waging Nonviolence.
Global Voices3d
Peru’s Indigenous people in Cutivireni and Oviri take the front line against Amazon wildfires
Indigenous guardians play a critical role in protecting the land, their homes, and their livelihoods
Truthout3d
Gaza Child Amputees Are Outgrowing Their Prosthetics Amid Israel’s Restrictions
Abdul-Rahman al-Nashash, 11, holds onto the edge of a chair and pushes his left leg into a plastic prosthetic that doesn’t fit him anymore. The bone that was cut two years ago has kept growing…
Democracy Now!3d
U.S. Sanctions ICC in a Bid to Avoid "Criminal Liability": War Crimes Prosecutor Reed Brody
The Trump administration on Friday placed sweeping sanctions on the International Criminal Court that target the institution as a whole. This comes on top of earlier sanctions against individual ICC…
UN News3d
Could your brain data be used against you? UN calls for limits on neurotechnology
Brain signals recorded by a gaming headset or a wellness gadget could one day be used as evidence against you in court, according to a new UN report which warns that neurotechnology is outpacing the…
UN News3d
Afghanistan faces record hunger levels amid rampant rights violations
Acute malnutrition and hunger in Afghanistan have reached the highest levels ever recorded, with 15.9 million people facing acute food insecurity and conditions set to worsen in the coming months…
UN News3d
Ukraine: Critical health supplies destroyed in ongoing Russian attacks
Ongoing and deadly Russian attacks across Ukraine are causing serious healthcare disruption, with more than $1.5 million-worth of medicines and supplies destroyed in four separate strikes on…
UN News3d
WHO urges vigilance after Kenya confirms second Ebola case
The World Health Organization (WHO) continues to support Kenya’s efforts to contain Ebola after a second person tested positive for the Bundibugyo virus, the UN agency’s representative in the country…
UN News3d
Security Council LIVE: Deaths, demolitions spike in Gaza, West Bank
Amid a rise in lethal Israeli strikes, demolitions and violence in Gaza and the West Bank, the Security Council held an open debate on Thursday focusing on the current situation in the Occupied…
UN News3d
WHO urges faster action to end lead exposure which kills 3.5 million annually
Countries must accelerate efforts to prevent lead exposure, which is estimated to cause more than 3.5 million deaths globally each year and affects hundreds of millions of children, the World Health…
Democracy Now!3d
Headlines for October 15, 2026
WFP Warns Growing Conflict in Yemen Has Cut Off Aid Deliveries to 800,000 PeopleTwo Cargo Ships Sunk Near Strait of Hormuz as Iran Steps Up AttacksUkraine Resumes Strikes on Russian Energy Sites as…
NPR3d
Ukraine resumes attacks on Russian oil refineries, officials say, after brief truce
Ukrainian drones attacked a refinery in Russia's Ryazan region early Thursday, hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that a brief truce spurned by Moscow was over.
Common Dreams4d
Make It Shitty, Vengeful, Inept and Untrue
The devastation goes on apace at the teeny toxic hands of the clowns and hacks in power (maybe not much longer?). Topping the abuses: An assault by Homeland Security (sic) thugs on the home of a duly…
Global Voices4d
How authoritarian states are building an international market for digital surveillance
The main danger of AI in authoritarian regimes is the ability to suppress any protest